DTEK Donetsk Grids has restored power to more than 62,000 families in 74 settlements of the Donetsk region in a week

Thermal power generation19 September 2022

Despite constant shelling from September 12 to 18, DTEK Donetsk Grids specialists, with the permission of the military, managed to restore power to residents of 74 settlements in the Donetsk region, thus restoring electricity to more than 62,000 families in Bakhmut, Kramatorsk, Pokrovsk and Volnovakha districts. Energy workers are doing their best to restore electricity as soon as possible once shelling subsides and the military provide a permit for work performance. Specialists of the energy company are doing everything possible to support residents of the Donetsk region in this difficult situation.

DTEK Donetsk Grids has restored power to more than 62,000 families in 74 settlements of the Donetsk region in a week

Last week, DTEK Donetsk Grids emergency and repair crews managed to completely or partially restore power to 74 settlements in the Donetsk region, thus restoring electricity to homes of 62,277 families in Volnovakha, Bakhmut, Kramatorsk and Pokrovsk districts.

This includes yesterday, when energy workers managed to conduct repairs of the grids in Bakhmut, Kramatorsk and Pokrovsk districts and restore electricity to 9,600 families. The majority of repairs were in Toretsk community, where electricity was restored to 5,600 families. Electricity was also restored to more than 2,000 families in Avdiivka community and 900 families each in Marinka and Pokrovsk communities. Specialists of the energy company also managed to work in Kostiantynivka community.

According to the head of the Donetsk region Pavlo Kyrylenko, the most difficult directions remain Avdiivka and Bakhmut. Buffer zone also suffers from constant shelling. Therefore, Toretsk and Marinka directions remain difficult as well.

94 settlements of the region remain without electricity. Energy workers will definitely restore electricity to all residents of the region once they obtain a permit for work performance from the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

DTEK Donetsk Grids specialists are working non-stop for 208 days in a row and are repairing equipment and lines, once it becomes possible.

If you have a power outage, please inform DTEK Donetsk Grids. Our specialists will do everything possible to restore power supply. To contact the company, please use official information channels only. DTEK Donetsk Grids specialists are ready to process your applications and answer all questions via remote service channels: DTEK Donetsk Grids website, company’s Facebook page, call center +38 (093/096/099) 450 0 473, Viber and Telegram chat bots, titled “DTEK Donetsk Grids”, and Viber community for condominiums.

We are working 24/7 to ensure reliable power supply of houses and enterprises.